Wire-stretcher.



v PATENTED MAR. 3, 1908. QT. H. WILLIAMS. WIRE STRETGHER. APPLICATIONFILED SEPT. 14. 1907.

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Ji/MWZZZ UNITED sirATEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS, OF MlLANO, TEXAS, ASSTGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH M.SMITH, OF

CAMERON, TEXAS. H

WIRE-STRETGHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 3, 1908.

Applicationfiled September 14. 1907. Serial No. 392.833.

' ers and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of itsparts as hereinafter described.

The object of the invention is to provide animplement of simpleconstruction which may be conveniently used for stretching wire inputting up fences or for taking up slack in the line wires after thefence has been constructed and for other construction and repair work inconnection with wire fences.

The implement is made from a bar of iron having an eye formed at oneend, the diameter of-which is substantially the same as that of the bar.Said .bar is provided at its other end with a pair of claws which may beused for drawing staples, nails, etc. The bar is provided at anintermediate point with the perforation which is adapted to bar 1 isprovided at its opposite end with the,

' binate pointed claws 3. The said claws have concaved upper surfaces 4and convexed undersu'rfaces 5 which assist in permitting the claws to bepassed under a staple or nail and to be used as pries for 'drawm such astaple or nail. The bar 1 is provided at an'intermediate point with aperforation 6 whichextends parallel with the opening through the eye 2.Said perforation 6 is ada ted to receive a tether wire 7.

hile the implement thus described is of very simple construction it issusceptible of being used to'advantage in a number of different Ways inconstructinga wire fence or for removing slack from the line wires ofsuch a fence or for drawing the ends of adjacent wires together in orderthat they may be spliced.

In order to draw a line wire as the fence is being constructed,said'wire is attached at one end to one post and is number of posts inthe line 0 the fence. A

assed along a loop is made in the line wire at a point near" its freeend. The tether wire 7 is attached to said loop and carried around theend 0st in the line of fence then back on the said 00p and' through thesame. The end of the tether wire is then passed through the perforation6 of the bar 1 and. the said bar is rotated away from the post aroundwhich thetether wire passes. Thus the tether wire is wound upon the bar1- and the free end of the line wire is drawn toward the post around andis rotated so that the tether wire is unwound from the same. In turningthe rod 1, in tightening up he line wire, the intermediate portion ofa-s'i'milar rod may be passed through the eye 2 and used as a lever.

bus the two rods cooperate with each other and each may beinterchangeably engaged for winding a tether wire.

In order to take up slack at any particular point in the line wire afterthe fence has been constructed the tether wire 7 is attached at one endof the line wire by means of a loop. A loop is then formed in the linewire at a suitable distance from the first said loop, the tether ispassed through the second loop and then to and through the firstsaidloop. The

end of the tetherwire is then passed through the perforation 6 of thebar 1 and the said bar is rotated as above described, when the loops onthe line wire will be drawn together.-

When the line wire is tightened sufficiently the bar 1 is turned aroundthe line wire and reversely rotated so that the tether wire is turnedspirally around part of its own length the tether attached to the lastsaid bar and then connected to the line Wire about to be stretched. Thefourth bar is then passed through the eye of the third mentioned barwhich is turned axially and the tether 7 is Wound thereon and the linewire is stretched. Thus by being equipped with four separate bars, whichoccupy a small space,a fence maker may ters-Patent is: i

effectually stretch the line wire as indicated. I

Thus having described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let '1. A wire stretcher consisting of a round bar havlng atone end an eye, the lnternal diameter of which is substantially the sameas the diameter ofthe bar the opposite'end barysaid bar having an eyeformed at one end, the internal diameter of which is substantially thesame as the diameter of the bar, said bar having atits opposite endpointed binate claws and being provided at an intermediate point with aperforation.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto.afiixed my signature; in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN H, WILI.1IAMS. Witnesses:

R. L. HALE, F. H. GRAVES.

